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SO5 8BU

Romsey Abbey · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Romsey Abbey
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 8EU 39 m
SO51 8EF 44 m
SO51 8EX 49 m
SO51 8EY 49 m
SO51 8JH 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.990927
Longitude
-1.501258
British National Grid easting
435,100
British National Grid northing
121,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Romsey Abbey · E05012100
Parish or community
E04013318
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117618
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011C · E01023152
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 011 · E02004824

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    117 m

  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    303 m

  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
737
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 283
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 55
  • Other theft 43

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    209 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    524 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

    NORTON WELCH CLOSE, FLEMING AVENUE, NORTH BADDESLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO52 9EP

    ODS code J82121

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • Malthouse Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • Malthouse Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • The Romsey School

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,217 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

737 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 283 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.